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Does the following question on ‘Seed Dispersal’ look familiar to you?<\/p>\n

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Source: Maris Stella High School (Primary) \u2013 2012 P6 Science Preliminary Examination Paper [Q31]<\/em><\/p>\n

Many primary school students are able to identify the method of seed dispersal easily in most questions.<\/p>\n

However…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does your child know how to explain<\/span> the location of the seedlings with respect to<\/span> the parent plant?<\/p>\n

It is a common sight to see students struggling to structure their thought processes using the necessary keywords.<\/p>\n

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Read Also<\/h2>\n
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  1. Discover How The Size of A Seed Affects Plant Processes<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Guide To Asking The Right Questions: Plants That Do Not Bear Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Ultimate Science Practice Series: Plant Cycle (Practice Questions & Explainer Videos)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Based on my experience, many students tend to associate questions on Seed Dispersal with answers involving the key characteristics of the fruit\/seed. Hence, they get confused when a\u00a0question on Seed Dispersal is slightly different from the norm.<\/p>\n

    As such, in today’s article, I’ll be uncovering the four seed dispersal methods that your child should know. In addition, your child will be learning how to use our answering techniques<\/a> to tackle questions like the one posted above.<\/p>\n

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    Background<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Let us take a look at the key characteristics of the fruit\/seed for the 4 types of dispersal methods, which were first introduced in the previous post \u2018Pollination VS Seed Dispersal – What’s The Difference?!<\/a><\/span>\u2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n

    In order to answer questions on\u00a0 Seed Dispersal<\/strong> correctly, your child needs to know how to link<\/strong> the characteristics of the fruit\/seed with the respective seed dispersal method.<\/p>\n

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    Method 1: Wind<\/span><\/h3>\n

    As fruits\/seeds dispersed by wind are light and have\u00a0wing-like structures or feather-like structures, they have a larger exposed surface area in contact with the air.<\/p>\n

    These structures increase the amount of air resistance acting on the fruits\/seeds, allowing them to stay in the air for a longer period of time and would thus follow the direction of the wind during dispersal.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, fruits\/seeds dispersed by wind would be found far away from the parent plant in the direction of the wind. (IMPORTANT!: Link-back Sentence<\/a>!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Method 2: Water<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Fruits\/seeds dispersed by water have waterproof coverings and fibrous husks, which trap air, allowing them to float on water.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, fruits\/seeds dispersed by water would be found near water bodies.\u00a0(IMPORTANT!: Link-back Sentence<\/a>!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong>Do Fruits Dispersed By Wind Or Water Need To Be Light?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Method 3: Animal<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Fruits\/seeds dispersed by animals have either one of the following characteristics:<\/p>\n